The people from the Jingzhao Mansion left after questioning Liu Shichu carefully. Of course, they were unable to get any information about the "enthusiastic hero" from her.
Liu Shichu was not surprised. If it was in an era with advanced criminal investigation technology, she would still worry about the possibility of being discovered. But in this ancient time, there was no need to worry at all.
People from the Jingzhao Mansion visited her twice more, one of which asked her to testify that Wang Erniu's family had abducted her. After about half a month, the case was closed. Wang Erniu's family had committed a heinous crime. , his home was confiscated and he was exiled.
When Liu Shichu learned of this result, he finally left the inn and rented a small house in an area with better security to settle down.
She is now just an ordinary woman on the surface. Although she has the inheritance left by her parents, she has spent more than half of the money because she stayed in the inn for more than half a month, so she must find a way to earn money to support her. Own.
As for why you don't go to "aunt" to seek relatives? That's naturally because no one was found.
Liu Shichu went to buy some relatively unique wood and came back. She planned to make wood carvings of small animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, and birds, and then carve more elegant and delicate wood carvings such as small courtyards in the forest, watermills, and even miniature gardens.
Her current father is a carpenter with some skills, who can make both furniture and wood carving. Therefore, Liu Shichu can definitely assume that he learned the wood carving skills from his father at a young age.
She has the inner strength to carve wood effortlessly, and she has all kinds of complicated insights. Therefore, the animals she carves are lifelike and vivid. The wooden tiger looks up to the sky and roars, the majestic lion makes a menacing hunting posture, and the vigorous wild wolf The handsome and plump rabbit is clever and cute, and the lazy orange cat has an adorable sideways look...
Liu Shichu spent several days carving these small animals, but the results were very good, so she decided to test the waters with these first to see if people in the capital liked wood carvings.
So she took these wood carvings to the street and set up a stall. She sat down in the busiest place and set up the stall.
"Mom! I want this big tiger!" A little boy of about seven or eight years old with a tiger head and a tiger head suddenly lit up when he saw the small wooden sculpture Liu Shichu put out. He quickly pulled his mother to the stall and picked up the wooden tiger. I looked at it again and again with joy and couldn't put it down.
Seeing that her son liked it so much, his mother asked Liu Shichu, "Girl, how can I sell this wooden tiger?"
Liu Shichu thought for a while and said, "One tael of silver."
"What? One tael of silver? It's just a piece of wood and it's so expensive. You might as well grab it. One tael of silver is enough for my family to chew for a month. How can I use it to buy a toy?" The boy's mother said Immediately he said unhappily, feeling that it was not worth the price Liu Shichu paid for this wood carving.
"Put the stuff down! We're not buying it," she shouted to her son.
"No! Mom, I just want this! Buy it for me..." Her son refused to let go and begged her.
"No, mother can't spend one or two silver dollars to buy a piece of wood for you to play with." The boy's mother refused firmly.
The little boy cried immediately: "Mom, I want this tiger, I want..."
His mother saw him hugging the wooden tiger tightly and crying with tears and snot on his face. Seeing that he really liked it, she had no choice but to bargain with Liu Shichu: "Can half a tael of silver do it? If so, I will buy it."
Liu Shichu shook his head: "No, it took me more than two days to carve it. No ordinary wood carving can be as lively and cute as mine. One tael of silver is already too little."
"I won't buy it! Son, let's go home and let your father carve one!" The boy's mother immediately said, snatching the wooden tiger from her son's arms and throwing it back to Liu Shichu's stall. She ignored her son's struggle and cried and hugged him. He picked up his son and left quickly.
Liu Shichu looked at her back, feeling a little melancholy. He picked up the wooden tiger and looked at it again and again. Was he really overpriced? But her wood carving is really well carved. The tiger's beard is clearly visible, and every muscle texture on its body is like a real tiger. This is completely at the level of a work of art. Why can't it be sold for just one tael of silver?
Shouldn't she set up a street stall here, but should she sell it in some museum shop or boutique art store? Liu Shichu was thoughtful.
"Miss Liu? Why are you... setting up a stall here?" A pleasant male voice suddenly sounded next to Liu Shichu. Liu Shichu looked up and saw that it was someone she knew. It was the person in Jingzhao Mansion who had come to her for the Wang Erniu trafficking case. Du Xiuzhu, the young adult who had asked.
"Master Du! What a coincidence. Where are you going to handle the case?" Liu Shichu saw him and asked with a smile. Although this young and promising adult had no expression on his face, he was a good person. He had told her before , if there is anything that cannot be solved, you can ask him for help.
"No, I'm not taking a bath today." Du Xiuzhu said, looking at the wooden carvings of small animals on the stall in front of her, bent down and picked up the wooden carving of a wild wolf, and observed it carefully.
When Liu Shichu saw this, he immediately recommended his wood carvings to him cleverly: "Does Mr. Du like wood carvings? I carved this by myself. Although it is not as good as the works of famous artists, I think it is quite good. If Mr. Du If you are interested, you can buy one and put it on your bookshelf for appreciation..."
Du Xiuzhu was a little surprised when he heard this: "Did you carve this yourself? Do you know this craft?"
Liu Shichu nodded sharply: "Yes, my father was a carpenter before he was alive. In addition to making furniture, he also made wood carvings. I am also very interested in wood carving. I have learned from him since I was a child. After more than ten years, I have learned well. ”
Du Xiuzhu bent down to look at other wood carvings of small animals, and asked her: "Are you making these wood carvings and planning to sell them for a living?"
"Yes, I have been living in an inn and spent most of my money. If I don't find a way to make money, I will live on the street. But apart from making these wood carvings, I have no other skills. I can only try to see if I can sell them. Go out a little bit..." Liu Shichu said with a troubled expression.
Mr. Du was indeed a kind-hearted person. He picked out a wood carving of a wild wolf and a wood carving of a little rabbit and said, "I want these two. How much do they cost?"
Liu Shichu suddenly smiled with his eyebrows creasing, and said happily: "It was originally one tael of silver each, but you are Mr. Du who helped me. I definitely can't charge you so much. Just one tael and a half of silver for these two." ”
Du Xiuzhu paused, took out two taels of silver, handed it to Liu Shichu, and said, "You can give it as much as you want. You, a girl, depend on this for a living. How can I take advantage of you?"
Liu Shichu quickly said: "No, no, how could you take advantage of me?"
